To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (95 ) 5/1/2001 11:49:34 AM From: Ron Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 201 Macrovision's Reel Good Quarter By Rick Aristotle Munarrizbiz.yahoo.com Lights! Camera! Satisfaction! Macrovision (Nasdaq: MVSN - news), the video and DVD copy protection specialist with dreams of anti-piracy stardom, has reported better-than-expected first-quarter results. Revenues rose 43% to $23 million year-over-year, while pro forma profits soared 44% to $9.1 million -- or $0.18 a share. The marquee-worthy showing came in two cents ahead of analyst estimates. Named to the Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 in December, Macrovision has been the beneficiary of a copyright-conscious Hollywood. While traditional counterfeiters selling bootleg videos have been a long-standing enemy, the movie industry has good reason to be even more concerned nowadays. With Napster convincing music fans that sharing song files is an acceptable copyright violation, video file swapping appears to be the next wave in cyberspace file swapping. For now, Macrovision's outperformance is rightfully linked to the DVD market's surging demand. That's a segment that will probably continue to strengthen over time. Last week, major component makers like Sony (NYSE: SNE - news) and Pioneer teamed up with Macrovision to help establish a copy protection standard. Macrovision will cover the licensing, certification, marketing, and technical support. But Macrovision wants to play more than just a bit part with your VCR. The company has been successful in licensing its copyright protection in everything from CD-R's to pay-per-view systems. As long as the consumer is worth distrusting, Macrovision will have no shortage of work.